Archives for: February 2010

Potter Plagiarism?

By Richard Amada on Feb 19, 2010 | In Literary | Send feedback »

Author J.K. Rowling – of “Harry Potter” fame – is being sued on a charge that her Harry Potter books constitute copyright infringement. The estate of the late Adrian Jacobs claims that Ms. Rowling swiped substantial portions of Mr. Jacobs’ book, The Adv… more »

Palins Take on ‘Toon

By Richard Amada on Feb 17, 2010 | In Cinema, TV, Radio | Send feedback »

Just like the flap that arose right after President Obama’s gaffe when he made his “Special Olympics” joke on TV, you just knew there was going to be a recoil the moment this one hit the airwaves… I’m talking about a recent episode of the Fox network’… more »

Off We Go into the White Stripes' Bother

By Richard Amada on Feb 10, 2010 | In Music, Cinema, TV, Radio | 1 feedback »

You can always count on the Super Bowl to provide some type of after-game brouhaha to give us something to talk about. And, as we all know, it isn't always the game, itself, that causes the fuss. (Can you say "wardrobe malfunction" or "racy commercial"… more »

What the (BLEEP) Did They Sing?

By Richard Amada on Feb 2, 2010 | In Music, Cinema, TV, Radio | 2 feedbacks »

Just in case you were wondering whether the days of bleeping certain words on TV were over, this past Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast answered that. Microphones were cut off during the singing of various lyrics that CBS chose not to broadcast. Appare… more »